Coalition of the Confused
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Political Correctness - TOLERANCE OR DEATH!! General Confusion
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
6/13/20
John Cleese slams BBC for temporarily removing Fawlty Towers episode with racist slurs
The co-creator and star of the 1970s British television comedy says the decision to remove an episode of the series from streaming services comes from "marketing people and petty bureaucrats" concerned only about losing their jobs.
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6/18/20
'I'm super ashamed': Actor and writer Josh Thomas apologises after comments about casting diversity from 2016 resurface
Josh Thomas has apologised for comments he made in 2016 about diversity in casting, and a debate over changing the name of Coon cheese has reignited. Here's how the two are linked.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
6/27/20
Meanwhile... it's still fine for men to do the voices of female characters...
The Simpsons to stop using white voices for non-white characters
The animated TV comedy's producers announce the end of white actors voicing non-white characters, as the US entertainment industry continues to address institutional racism following widespread Black Lives Matter protests.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: MEDDLY
6/27/20
Isn't this a tad too late? They waited thirty years (and reaped million$$$) to 'mend' their ways.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
6/28/20
Maybe they thought it was racist to bring in a black actor just to do all the black character voices.
From: MEDDLY
6/28/20
Could be. Same deal that will happen in the near future with the Quaker Oats man. African Americans will demand its removal because it discriminate against them, that there are no Blacks in any products...HUH?
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
7/9/20
JK Rowling, Margaret Atwood and others sign letter bemoaning cancel culture
The Harry Potter writer, who has been accused of transphobia by LGBTQI+ activists for likening hormone treatment to gay conversion therapy and saying only women menstruate, joins 150 academics, artists and writers who signed the letter.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
7/24/20
Yeah, this one has to go...
Coon cheese's name to be changed
Coon cheese's name will be changed after a 20-year fight with three different owners by an activist who said the brand has racist connotations.
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